Putnam County vs. Mason County

	Putnam County (WV)	Mason County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	56,682	26,718
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	-2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,495	27,348
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,486	27,324
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	20.9%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.6%
White alone, percent	96.3%	97.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.2%	0.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.3%	96.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,998	1,940
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,249	13,089
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.3%	80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$163,800	$77,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,236	$875
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$351	$304
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$815	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.5%	6.5%
Building permits, 2018	85	5
Households, 2014-2018	21,665	10,849
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.2%	92.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	0.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	74.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.2%	65.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.7%	12.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	45.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	39.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,256	14,226
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	748,541	143,945
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,264	$5,296
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	31.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,626	$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,277	$21,812
Persons in poverty, percent	10.0%	16.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,212	332
Total employment, 2017	17,840	3,935
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	828,934	183,174
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	-1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,041	907
All firms, 2012	4,353	1,330
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,634	659
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,290	526
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,927	1,249
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	631	84
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,343	1,164
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.9%	30.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	160.5	63.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	345.67	430.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Putnam county (WV) and Mason county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.